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Show I New York Republican ' Leaders Are Now Involved Albany, N. Y., Feb. 16 Senator forger's assertion that the Republican Repub-lican state committee pot a contribu-ilon contribu-ilon from th bridco companies' "exee-u'lvc "exee-u'lvc protection fund" In 1902 has only sifnUiencd the determination of the Republican leaders here to extend the l.rll'ery Investigation without delay. In whatever way the circumstances of the contribution during the chairmanship chair-manship of Colonel G. W. Dunn of IHnchamton may be explained, the psr'y leaders here Beein to realize iMt it would be suicidal to attempt to Ftlfle the Investigation. Senator Conger's ordeal before the : nnte committee of the whole was not over when the charges against Senator Jothain P, AUds was taken up icdny. The Allds charges, however, have all been sunk from publication in Hi" flood of more important revelations. revela-tions. The senate Is now expected to hur-rv hur-rv the Allds inquiry to its close ami t!mi proceed to an invest (gallon along tin- lines of Conger's testimony. rikn's Falls. X. Y Feb. 15 "One ,,Hi,"5'ind contributions were turned in to me and the bridge company's ;pil.hi have been obe, so I am in no ; rosiiion to fay whether such ccntrlbu- j tiers were made or not." Svald CJcorco i v. riunn, former chairman of the state Republican committee, when oes-t.oiud oes-t.oiud today on tho evidence given by Ponntor Hen Conger in the Allds alii al-ii rod bribery hearing nt Albany yes-tfTi'ay. |